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Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. [2] [3] She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations.
Stern was the first black woman to appear as a solo model on the cover of Playboy magazine in the October 1971 issue. Her appearance followed that of Jean Bell, who was featured on the magazine's January 1970 cover along with four white models.
Dorothea Church – African-American pioneering model. She was the first successful black fashion model in Paris. Pat Cleveland – African-American model of the 1970s who was the muse of Halston, Yves Saint Laurent and Stephen Burrows.
Naomi Elaine Campbell was born on 22 May 1970 in Lambeth, [4] South London, to Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris. [11] In accordance with her mother's wishes, Campbell has never met her father, [12] who abandoned her mother when she was four months pregnant [11] and went unnamed on her birth certificate. [12]
Curly bob. There’s a reason many older women choose to have chin-length hair, instead of longer tresses: “Long hair drags the eyes down, emphasizing drooping facial features,” Butterworth says.
This typecasting of Black models limited Hoffman's own chances because she was "not Negro enough" to be Black under the respectability politics of white industry standards for Black models at that time. White American society preferred 'exotic' Luna over women like Hoffman as they provided an existing false narrative which fuelled their ...
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit made history yet again on the runway at Paraiso Miami Beach Swim Week as veteran curve model Hunter McGrady opened the show, ahead of Denise Austin's debut as the ...
Born Iris Barrel in to a Jewish family in Astoria, Queens, New York City, on August 29, 1921, [2] Apfel was the only child of Samuel Barrel (1897–1967), whose family owned a glass and mirror business, and his Russian-born wife, Sadye "Syd" Barrel (née Asofsky, 1898–1998), who owned a fashion boutique.